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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | SES-9
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Mar 4, 11:35 PM UTC
Mar 4, 11:35 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1020
Flight #1 · NEW
First flight of this booster
- Total Flights
- 1
- Recovery Rate
- 0/1 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing failed· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY)
Landing Record
0 successful · 1 failed · 1 total
Mission Details
Containing 81 Ku-Band transponders, SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East to provide communication coverage for 22 million homes. The satellite will enhance SES’s existing coverage in Asia, Australia and also improve maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The 5300kg craft will use a xenon ion propulsion system for orbital manoeuvres to decrease the amount of propellant needed.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA